witchcraft

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Nearly three-quarters of people in Malawi believe in witchcraft and Natasha is one of them.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

She distinguished herself writing episodes of weird, atmospheric series including Netflix’s “Brand New Cherry Flavor,” a nightmarish exploration of witchcraft and filmmaking in 1990s L.A., and “Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities,” also for Netflix.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

She has this specific kind of form of witchcraft that she performs to sort of take control of people’s minds and bodies.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

That’s right: Digital contraception might sound like neo-futurist witchcraft, but the underlying idea is based on the age-old practice of temperature-based fertility tracking—and modernized by predictive algorithms and smart wearables.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

Among the many scapegoats chosen were elderly women living alone, who were charged with witchcraft: Kepler’s mother was carried away in the middle of the night in a laundry chest.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan